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WARNING: THIS FIREPLACE HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR USE WITH
DOORS, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE INJURY, DO NOT INSTALL
DOORS!
e) Before lighting your first fire:
For all designs it is necessary:
- to clean off (with a damp sponge and/or a dry cloth) any dirt collected
during transport or installation.
- Actual scratches on painted designs can be retouched solely with the
expressly provided focus can. If this is necessary, ventilate the area
thouroughly before lighting your fire to disperse any fumes generated in
the spraying process.. In case of raw waxed models, a tube of « Z »
graphited wax is provided to take care of equivalent minor touch-ups.
The first fire should be a modest one; do not use packing material or pallet
wood for fuel.
The paint finish we use, oven baked at 250°C for 30 minutes, is thermo-
plastic. Because of the very gradual polymerisation of the components, the
unit may give off a light smoke the first few times the fire is lit. The painted
surfaces nearest the fire may, while hot, acquire a certain viscosity, or slight
stickiness perceptible to the touch. We advise therefore:
- not to be alarmed at possible smoking or residual odors. This is normal
on the first fires and will rapidly subside.
- not to touch, rub or try to clean the fireplace while it is still hot.
To avoid thermal shocks, we strongly advise against throwing buckets of
water on a very vigorous fire to try to put it out.
